I guess this is her house too, and our argument begs the question: who gets to set the rules at home? In my view, when someone insists on wearing shoes inside the house, chaos is inevitable. By wearing shoes inside, Maya covers our floors in dirt, germs and scuff marks. To me, it’s gross: my family is Moroccan, and over there you always leave shoes at the door or outside. Maya is British and doesn’t get it. She even worries that if we leave our shoes on the shoe rack by our door, they might get stolen.